Inventory control - Articles - Page 69

NetSuite Acquires Retail Anywhere, Multi-Channel Services Provider

January 17, 2013

NetSuite Inc.

NetSuite Inc. has acquired Retail Anywhere, a provider of multichannel retail-management services.

Scottish Manufacturer Uses RFID to Monitor Location of Expensive Oil Well Equipment

January 17, 2013

RFID Journal

Equipment built for use in oil wells is not only expensive, but often includes many potentially hazardous materials. As such, it must be closely monitored, both on a manufacturer's site and as it leaves the plant, bound for an end user. FMC Technologies, a Scotland-based manufacturer of equipment for the energy industry, is using RFID technology so it knows where every piece of equipment is.

Oracle Releases New Versions of Transport, Trade-Management Apps

January 16, 2013

Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corp. has released version 6.3 of two applications, Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management.

Stepping Into Costly, Excess Inventory Problems

January 14, 2013

Storefront Backtalk

When chains listen to their customers and create localized store inventory, and then they listen more and accept online returns to any store the shopper chooses, they run into inventory train wrecks.

Got Cash? Why Not Spend Some on Your Suppliers?

January 14, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As if corporations didn't have enough money sitting idle in their accounts today - now we learn that they've been borrowing aggressively, spurred on by record-low interest rates.

Supply-Chain Risk Management: An Essential Competency

January 10, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Noha Tohamy, research vice president with Gartner, identifies the proactive strategies that leading companies are using to manage supply-chain risk today.

Apptricity Unveils Smartfleet for Mobile Business Management

January 10, 2013

Apptricity

Apptricity, developer of the Jetstream suite of supply-chain, electronic procurement and financial productivity software, has made available a new tool to help users manage vehicle-based businesses.

aPriori Issues Update of Product Cost-Management Platform

January 9, 2013

aPriori

aPriori, a vendor of software for product cost management, has released an update of its platform. The tool aids in cost control by providing design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing professionals with knowledge and technology infrastructure, helping them to determine the cost of a part or complete product.

Syspro Offers Enhanced ERP Applications for Mid-Sized Companies

January 9, 2013

Syspro

Syspro, a developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, is readying Syspro 7 for general market release in 2013. The tool is currently available in community preview mode to Syspro resellers and partners.

Wynright Introduces Tracking Tool for Returned Inventory in D.C.s

January 8, 2013

Wynright Corp.

Wynright Corp., a vendor of intelligent material-handling systems, has introduced Visual Sort, a tool that allows for the tracking and restocking of returned inventory in distribution centers.